Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor in 740
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The Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor in 740 was a major Arab military campaign against the Byzantine Empire that culminated in the decisive Byzantine victory at the Battle of Akroinon, helping to halt further Umayyad expansion into Anatolia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor in 740 canonical | 1 |
| Umayyad raids into Anatolia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16468499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor in 740 Context triple: [Battle of Akroinon, partOfCampaign, Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor in 740]
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A.
Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838
The Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838 was a major military campaign led by Caliph al-Mu'tasim against the Byzantine Empire, culminating in the sack of Amorium and marking a high point of Abbasid offensive power.
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B.
Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
The Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) was a major early medieval conflict in which the Byzantine Empire successfully repelled a massive Umayyad assault on its capital, halting Arab expansion into Eastern Europe.
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C.
First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678)
The First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) was a prolonged Umayyad naval and land campaign against the Byzantine capital that ultimately failed, securing the empire’s survival and halting early Islamic expansion into Eastern Europe.
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D.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
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E.
Sasanian invasion of the Levant
The Sasanian invasion of the Levant was a major early 7th-century Persian military campaign that overran key Byzantine territories in the Eastern Mediterranean, including much of Syria and Palestine, dramatically reshaping the region’s political and religious landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor in 740 Target entity description: The Umayyad invasion of Asia Minor in 740 was a major Arab military campaign against the Byzantine Empire that culminated in the decisive Byzantine victory at the Battle of Akroinon, helping to halt further Umayyad expansion into Anatolia.
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A.
Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838
The Abbasid invasion of Anatolia in 838 was a major military campaign led by Caliph al-Mu'tasim against the Byzantine Empire, culminating in the sack of Amorium and marking a high point of Abbasid offensive power.
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B.
Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718)
The Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) was a major early medieval conflict in which the Byzantine Empire successfully repelled a massive Umayyad assault on its capital, halting Arab expansion into Eastern Europe.
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C.
First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678)
The First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678) was a prolonged Umayyad naval and land campaign against the Byzantine capital that ultimately failed, securing the empire’s survival and halting early Islamic expansion into Eastern Europe.
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D.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
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E.
Sasanian invasion of the Levant
The Sasanian invasion of the Levant was a major early 7th-century Persian military campaign that overran key Byzantine territories in the Eastern Mediterranean, including much of Syria and Palestine, dramatically reshaping the region’s political and religious landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Umayyad raids into Anatolia